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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:34:57 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE_TREAT_AS_URGENT.?=


FROM THE DESK OF MR.RASHID BELLO.
DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL.
BANK ASSETS MANAGEMENT COMPANY
LIMITED.
THIS IS 100% RISK-FREE
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.

Dear Friend, (HIGHLY CONFIDENCIAL PLS).

I am Mr. Rashid Bello,The Director of Capital International Bank/Assets
Management company limited. For more than 15 years now, We receive and
attend to foreign dignatories,top government functionaries and senior military officers on fund management to invest in a unique blend of profitable business venture.

These are men who has made a lot of fortunes by virtue of there command and positions. We also search out for a compentent,reliable and honest foreign partner to handle this fortunes by way of profit oriented investment on a percentage sharing between him and the potential investor.

This funds is total sum of Ten Million Five Hundred thousand United State Dollars only in it ($10.5million used).are deposited as reserve for foreign investment, some of their foreign partners are claiming while some are still lying unclaimed.

Since inception of the year 2005, the company management changed procedures of fund claiming, we also discovered some abandoned fund lying unclaimed for 8 years as a result of the death of the depositors.

Nobody will ever come because the certificate of deposit is never available to any body except the depositor or me. I will be looking forward to your indication of interest so that we can proceed with the process of claiming the funds with the below information I will like you send to me:
Your Full Name................................
Address..........................................
Nationality..........................................
Age.....................................................
Sex.....................................................
Occupation..........................................
Tel & Fax No........................................
Mobile...................................................
A copy of your int'l passport or ID card............
I have through the instrumentality of Capital/Assets Management re-deposited all these unclaimed and overstayed funds into the vault of our corresponding company in Europe.

I contacted you to assist to claim these funds as I have finalized arrangement for you to claim this funds contain ($10.5million used). Belonging to Eng.David Luther (deceased) an American citizen.

By virtue of your nationality, you are legally qualified to put claim as your Next OF kin.

All information and documents to facilitates this claim will be giving to you as soon as I hear from you.NOTE: that this transaction is 100% risk-free ok,The sharing percentage shall be 50% for me and 50% for you on successful transfer of the fund.

Upon your positive respond back to me in regards to this proposal I will give you more details on how to proceed to this transaction.

Best Regards
Mr. Rashid Bello.


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